Simon Harris has said the extension of excise reductions on petrol and diesel will bring clarity and provide help to "hard-pressed" people and businesses.

New draft planning guidelines for rural and Gaeltacht housing are to be published.

A teenage boy has died after he fell from an e-scooter in Carlow last night.

From 1 July, new customs charges affecting purchases valued below €150 entering Ireland from outside the European Union will take effect.

Tributes have been paid to the three people from Co Westmeath killed in a car crash in Spain at the weekend.